Nick Bonino scored to get the Ducks untracked Sunday night but that was all they could muster in their opener at the Young Stars Tournament as San Jose built a four-goal lead and went on to a 4-1 victory at Penticton, B.C.

Bonino beat Sharks goalie J.P. Anderson at the 3:38 mark of the third as he converted an assist from Jake Newton on a five-on-three power play with San Jose prospects Curt Gogol and Spencer Humphries in the penalty box.

Anderson was sharp as he made 26 saves and was particularly impressive in the second and third periods when the Ducks finally got their game going.

"He did play a good game but I think that falls on us," said Bonino, who made his debut with the big club at the end of last season. "A lot of our shots were kind of from the outside. We didn't really get the traffic that we wanted in front and we didn't really get the grade 'A' chances."

San Jose took it to the Ducks early and drew three minor penalties in the first period alone in building a 13-4 shot advantage. The Ducks killed them off but Nick Petrecki broke through with a goal with just 33 seconds left.

The Ducks released an initial list of 31 players that are expected to be present on Sept. 18 to open training camp at Anaheim Ice.

All the usual faces should be there with many getting themselves ready for the 2010-11 NHL season and some fighting to make the roster for the Oct. 8 season opener against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.

(This is the third of a four-part series taking a look at the Pacific Division teams outside of the Ducks)

OK, let's take a breath and try to wrap our collective heads around the Phoenix Coyotes.

The gist: Phoenix filed for bankruptcy in May, and the NHL has been in a battle to buy the team with Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie, who seeks to move the team to Hamilton, Ontario.

The latest: A bankruptcy judge Wednesday rejected bids by the NHL and Balsillie, who reportedly said he would not appeal. The judge left open the possbility of the league to buy the club if it amends its bid so that owner Jerry Moyes and former coach and minority owner Wayne Gretzky, both creditors, get more return financially.

So, the Coyotes don't appear to be going anywhere, either on or off the ice. Gretzky resigned last month, and Dave Tippett above) is in as coach.

(This is the second of a four-part series previewing the four other Pacific Division teams outside of the Ducks)

Last season was both forgettable and unforgettable for the Dallas Stars.

The Stars were plagued by injuries to key players Brenden Morrow, JereLehtinen and Brad Richards and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2002-03 season. Their special teams were both ranked in the bottom six of the NHL.

The most attention Dallas received occurred off the ice, where Sean Avery delivered outrageous comments that got him got him shipped out.

The Ducks made their final roster cuts Wednesday when they re-assigned defenseman Brendan Mikkelson to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and left wing Logan MacMillan to Bakersfield of the East Coast Hockey League.

The Ducks are down to the NHL maximum 23 players - 14 forwards, seven defenseman and two goaltenders.

The Ducks must trim two more players to get their roster down to the NHL maximum of 23 by Wednesday at noon PDT. Which of these players needs to be included by Coach Randy Carlyle for Saturday night's home opener against San Jose?